Response to the comment on "the interplay between steric and electronic effects in sn2 reactions"

Israel Fernández, Gernot Frenking, Einar Uggerud

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Abstract

Only by allowing full geometry optimization for all energy points along the reaction coordinates does it become possible to perform a meaningful analysis of the variation of the various energy terms during a chemical reaction. Great care should also be taken in the definitions of the energy terms, and only Pauli repulsion should be included in the steric interaction term.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5542-5543
Number of pages2
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume16
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 May 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Energy decomposition analysis
  • Molecular modeling
  • Nucleophilic substitution
  • Reaction mechanisms
  • Steric hindrance

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